Noun

• S: (n) deferral (deferral%1:26:00::), recess (recess%1:26:00::) (a state of abeyance or suspended business)
• S: (n) recess (recess%1:25:00::), recession (recession%1:25:00::), niche (niche%1:25:00::), corner (corner%1:25:00::) (a small concavity)
• S: (n) inlet (inlet%1:17:00::), recess (recess%1:17:00::) (an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands))
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• has instance
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• part holonym
• S: (n) recess (recess%1:06:00::), niche (niche%1:06:00::) (an enclosure that is set back or indented)
• S: (n) respite (respite%1:04:00::), recess (recess%1:04:00::), break (break%1:04:05::), time out (time_out%1:04:00::) (a pause from doing something (as work)) "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

Verb

• S: (v) recess (recess%2:35:01::) (put into a recess) "recess lights"
• S: (v) recess (recess%2:35:00::) (make a recess in) "recess the piece of wood"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) indent (indent%2:35:02::) (notch the edge of or make jagged)
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) recess (recess%1:25:00::) [Related to: recess] (a small concavity)
• sentence frame
• S: (v) adjourn (adjourn%2:30:00::), recess (recess%2:30:00::), break up (break_up%2:30:08::) (close at the end of a session) "The court adjourned"